Senior Software Engineer- Nodejs, React & AWS
Do work that matters
Business Banking Technology has a vision of becoming Australia’s leading digital business bank, empowering businesses and people to succeed with tomorrow’s technology. We work hand-in-hand with our business colleagues to solve problems with customer centricity and technical innovation, cultivating a world-class empowered team who build technology solutions for the future.
See yourself in our team
As a Senior Software engineer, you will be part of a squad within the Payments Channel and Reporting crew building a new banking experience. You will be working with engineers on uplifting business capabilities and modernising our tech stack. We offer regular opportunities to work on some of the finest IT systems in Australia serving millions of customers, as well as opportunity to develop careers across different functions and teams within the wider Bank.
You'll be hands-on coding and be responsible for shaping the evolution of this system by designing and developing micro services, data access layers, REST API(s), and writing integration services for third-party API consumption, manage risk with safe deployments and automated testing, as well as learning more about back-end engineering. You'll also be invited to join our regular engineering guilds and provide technical guidance to the junior members of the team.
You're our ideal team member if you're:
• You are Obsessed with building, developing, and deploying solutions that are fit for purpose with best quality and efficiency
• Full-Stack Fearless – Equally at home with frontend finesse and backend brilliance.
Master of API development, automated testing wizardry, and turning requirements into crystal-clear code. You ask the tough questions and make design dreams reality.
• Shift Left – You are someone with DevSecOps mindset in shifting security left to assess and identify threats early in the cycle because "hope" isn't a security strategy.
• Team Multiplier – You don't just code – you elevate. Mentor minds, lead reviews, and turn collaboration into competitive advantage.
• Innovation Addicted – Always learning, always experimenting, always pushing industry standards higher to crush business goals.
• Boundary Breaker – Complex problems don't scare you – they energize you. You don't just think outside the box; you invent new boxes.
• Production Guardian – When things break, you own it. When systems fail, you fix it. Zero excuses, maximum accountability.
• Future-Builder – Cloud, Agentic AI, Gen AI, Machine Learning? You don't just use tomorrow's tech – you make it work today.
Sound like you? Let's talk.
Skills
We use diverse tools, languages, and frameworks. Experience with some of these (or equivalents) will set you up for success:
• Backend: Node.js, JavaScript, NestJS, REST APIs, microservices
• Frontend: React (preferred) and or similar frameworks
• Databases: SQL (MSSQL, Oracle, Aurora) and NoSQL design/programming
• Development Tools: GitHub, Jira, Confluence, Agile methodologies
• CI/CD: TeamCity, Urban Code Deploy, GitHub Actions
• AWS: Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, IAM, Serverless, Step Functions
• Security: Certificate management, vulnerability assessment, secrets management
• Monitoring: Splunk/Observe, Grafana, Prometheus, AppDynamics
• Security: Best practices and principles with relevant tools
If you thrive on creating lasting, impactful technology and want to be part of an inclusive team that values innovation and growth, we’d love to hear from you!
We support our people with the flexibility to balance where work is done with at least half their time each month connecting in office.
If you're already part of the Commonwealth Bank Group (including Bankwest, x15ventures), you'll need to apply through Sidekick to submit a valid application. We’re keen to support you with the next step in your career.
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